Salmo aestivalis
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17821216 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FD2B-FD60-2885-FF5EFD1FFA83 |
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Felipe |
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Salmo aestivalis |
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Common name. Sevan spring trout.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Salmo in Caspian basin by: ○ flank silvery with black and red spots in individuals of all size groups / ○ parr marks distinct up to about 100 mm SL, absent or indistinct in larger individuals. Size up to 500 mm SL and 1.9 kg.
Distribution. Armenia: Lake Sevan basin.
Habitat. Lacustrine, spawns in lake and in mouths of tributaries.
Biology. Spawns in spring and early summer. Feeds mainly on benthic gammarid crustaceans.
Conservation status. VU; might by CR; may be extinct in the wild, surviving only through artificial propagation and stocking.
Further reading. Levin et al. 2022 (Sevan trout).
Salmo araxensis ; Aras drainage, Türkiye; male, 265 mm SL.
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